1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/Jellyfin.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/src/Jellyfin.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 4b9677d9f..60df47113 100644
--- a/src/Jellyfin.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Jellyfin.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using ICU4N.Text;
 
@@ -123,5 +125,28 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Extensions
         {
             return (_transliterator.Value is null) ? text : _transliterator.Value.Transliterate(text);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures all strings are non-null and trimmed of leading an trailing blanks.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="values">The enumerable of strings to trim.</param>
+        /// <returns>The enumeration of trimmed strings.</returns>
+        public static IEnumerable<string> Trimmed(this IEnumerable<string> values)
+        {
+            return values.Select(i => (i ?? string.Empty).Trim());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Truncates a string at the first null character ('\0').
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text">The input string.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The substring up to (but not including) the first null character,
+        /// or the original string if no null character is present.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static string TruncateAtNull(this string text)
+        {
+            return string.IsNullOrEmpty(text) ? text : text.AsSpan().LeftPart('\0').ToString();
+        }
     }
 }